FAQ Topic - What is Ajax? (2012-10-10)

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FAQ Topic - What is Ajax?
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Ajax
is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. The technology is
based on the `XMLHttpRequest` Object. At its simplest,
it is the sending/retrieving of new data from the server without
changing or reloading the window location.

Mozilla Documentation:
<URL: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XMLHttpRequest>
MSDN Documention:
<URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535874%28VS.85%29.aspx>
<URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms759148%28VS.85%29.aspx>

Ajax
Libraries and Tutorial Sites:
<URL: http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html>
<URL: http://www.ajaxtoolbox.com/>


The complete comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at
http://jibbering.com/faq/

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